effective disaster coordination
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A presentation given at a workshop in Taiwan on effective disaster coordination in November 2009.TRANSCRIPT
Effective CoordinationInternational Perspective
Gísli ÓlafssonDisaster Management – Technical Advisor
Microsoft Corporation
Climate Change
Live Media Coverage
Social Networks
Move from Response to Risk Management
Comprehensive Approach
Risks ConstituentsFull Cycle
Needs to be sharedDisaster Risk Information
Scientists CitizensResponders
Legislation
Training
Organization
Disaster Preparedness
Legislation
Organization
Training
Coordination
Politics
Beyond capacity
Disaster Response
Disaster• Relate as People• Orgs are the problem• People are the
solution
Normal (routine emergencies)• People relate as roles• People are the problem• Orgs are the solution
Catastrophe• Society breaks down• No relationships –
survival• Only happened a few
times (Hiroshima)
E=mc2 of disasters
Coordination
Cluster Approach
Information Management
OneResponse
Beyond Capacity
Disaster Politics
We cannot ignore the fact that disasters are by their
nature political events - they trigger intense discussions over “who gets what” from
government.
Disaster Recovery
“People who are alive after a disaster are not ‘victims,’ they are ‘survivors,’ with the
ability and resources to respond to and recover from disasters.”
Craig Fugate, FEMA Director
Knowledge Management